LaughMatch

Consumer and social

dating

SHOW HN2012

159points
50comments
#117of 1,677 in 2012
Top 7%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

12 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 3 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.

Idea: 9 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clever, innovative idea for matchmaking

    From 4 comments
    • This is one of those ideas that seem so obvious to me that I wonder, "Why didn't I think of that." It needs some work, but it's got great potential. Good luck.
      imjk on HN
    • dood this has potential to crush it and I rarely see stuff like this. Please keep working on it and innovate some more.
      antoniuschan99 on HN
    • This is a truly awesome idea.
      BjoernKW on HN
    • Love this idea!
      wolfparade on HN
  • Sense of humor as a compatibility test is appealing

    From 2 comments
    • I like the idea of using sense of humor as compatibility test. Has this been done before or did you come up with this idea?
      sbashyal on HN
    • I'm loving this idea, except I'd be afraid to date anyone who does share my sense of humor :) You're onto something here -- keep us posted.
      viviantan on HN

Objections

  • Dating sites are about attractiveness; humor matching solves a problem that may not exist

    From 2 comments
    • I would be shocked if you've used a dating site before. Not to critize your product (the site looks pretty nice), but it's solving a problem that doesn't exist.
      stuffihavemade on HN
    • I worked on something similar to the MVP shown (not about jokes specifically, but a "gimic" dating site). The real problems have to do with gender imbalance, men shotgunning…
      stuffihavemade on HN
  • Watching videos to vote is boring or hard, with too many jokes per clip

    From 3 comments
    • Interesting idea, but I find myself bored watching the videos, hoping they get funny (in some cases ... at all), and it's souring my experience of the service itself as a result :(
      danielhunt on HN
    • Cool idea. One nitpick is: you're asking me to vote on whether a set of 30 or so jokes in a three and a half minute clip were funny. It's hard to do that, because some were…
      natch on HN
    • Great idea! However, when I signed up, the first clip I found was 7 minutes long. Based on that it would take quite a while to build up any sort of useful profile. Some sort of…
      SatvikBeri on HN
  • Gender and orientation options are too restrictive

    From 1 comment
    • I like the idea. It has the clever advantage of offering something of value before anyone else has signed up - funny videos. Maybe you should offer more videos before the signup…
      macleodan on HN

Requests

  • Let users submit their own YouTube videos

    From 1 comment
    • I like this. One thing I would add, is the ability for users to submit a YouTube URL (add a new video). For example, Mitch Hedberg[1] is my favorite comedian. I'd like to submit…
      pud on HN
  • Shorter clips or more videos before signup

    From 3 comments
    • Cool idea. One nitpick is: you're asking me to vote on whether a set of 30 or so jokes in a three and a half minute clip were funny. It's hard to do that, because some were…
      natch on HN
    • I like the idea. It has the clever advantage of offering something of value before anyone else has signed up - funny videos. Maybe you should offer more videos before the signup…
      macleodan on HN
    • Great idea. My first impression is: "wait, I'm being judged after only two videos?" You probably want to increase that number to five or so. Good luck!
      aszepieniec on HN
  • Support for non-US content and metric units

    From 2 comments
    • I really like the idea (as many others here seem to!) but there's an inherent problem with going beyond the US: some of the funny content is not available to the rest of us. I…
      JonLim on HN
    • Hey there. Few things that I think could be improved: 1. The slider could have a wider (in height) clickable area, I find it hard to click. Make it fatter a bit. 2. When I decide…
      AYBABTME on HN

Questions

  • How the humor clustering or matching model works

    From 2 comments
    • I would like to see more about the metric used, for example, an explanation of the model or formula you're using to weigh the dimensions of my sense of humor for classifying or…
      tedmiston on HN
    • I am curious of clustering and categorization of sense of humor which they used while choosing the videos.
      diminish on HN
  • Whether this has been done before

    From 1 comment
    • I like the idea of using sense of humor as compatibility test. Has this been done before or did you come up with this idea?
      sbashyal on HN

Alternatives named

  • OkCupid and other Match-style dating sites

    From 2 comments
    • I think it's an alluring idea for match making. But what's to stop OKCupid from releasing this same feature for their audience in less than 3 days. I assure you that their…
      darien on HN
    • I like this. One thing I would add, is the ability for users to submit a YouTube URL (add a new video). For example, Mitch Hedberg[1] is my favorite comedian. I'd like to submit…
      pud on HN

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